Black-necked Stilt
I think you could call this an almost high-key image. It was cloudy and overcast and I was practicing manual exposure since the light was constant. As always, your comments and advice are appreciated. Thanks for looking.
Canon 40d; Manual Exp f5.6; 1/160; ISO 400; 100-400 @400
Katie, very graceful pose! i like the details in the feathers. Great legs! And I like how clear the eye is. Can you make the bird "pop" more? saturate? contrast? Maybe crop a little from the top and add a little to the right.
As above but I think it is too tight to the left. I like the pose.
oops, Katie, that comment was from me, not from Lisa. I was on her computer and forgot to log out. sorry.Originally Posted by Lisa Flory
Cheryl
I'm looking at this on another computer/monitor and it is much lighter than it was on my monitor so I agree that it needs saturation and some depth. I've got to calibrate my monitor, soon! I used that little calibration strip here but clearly I need to invest in a calibration system---or a new monitor!
hi katie, love your stilt!! i did some work on it. i took it into capture nx and used a color control point (the equivalent to viveza in CS3) to select the body and added contrast and saturation. then i used another color control point on the eye area and brightened just a bit.
love the pose of the bird and the compo. some flash fill may have helped even out the shadows in the eye area. great job!!
Hi Katie, I love your stilt too - one of my very favourite birds! I like Harold's repost but is the eye possibly a little red now?? For me the positioning of the bird in the frame is fine.
Katie, I di like the composition of this shot, but I do feel that is a tad tight in the frame. Also it does look a bit light on my monitor. Mr H's repost is good except for the eye. I think he used Jill's eye liner on this guy.
Regards,
Okay, I went back and did some repairs and I hope this is better. Thank you, Harold for your work on this and the explanation. I'm running real short on time today but I will see if I can repeat your steps later.
they're eyes are red!!!! i didnt change the color at all!! just lightened the area!
Mr. H. is right, their eyes are red...
Beautiful work. The repost is great.
Great pose Katie and I love your re-post, good work!
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